History Recap / TheSimpsonsS15E9IAnnoyedGruntBot

* MiseryPoker: When in bed Marge is worried that she just doesn't know what to do with Lisa being depressed over losing many cats. Homer simply shows her a large metal shrapnel and says he just ''removed it from his leg''. Margekinds of forget her problem and just helps Hmer removing more shards of metal scraps with a magnet.

* The robot that is crushed and turned into a trophy by Frink's robot resembles that of of an [[Film/TheTerminator Endoskeleton]]. Videotapes labeled "[[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Killhammed Aleee vs. Sugar Ray Leonard]]" and "Killhammed Aleee vs. [[WesternAnimation/{Futurama}} Bender]] can be seen in the following scene.

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* ** The robot that is crushed and turned into a trophy by Frink's robot resembles that of of an [[Film/TheTerminator Endoskeleton]]. Videotapes labeled "[[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Killhammed Aleee vs. Sugar Ray Leonard]]" and "Killhammed Aleee vs. [[WesternAnimation/{Futurama}} [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender]] can be seen in the following scene.

* ShoutOut: Frink's robot goes by the name of Chassis Clay, aka [[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Killhammed Aleee]] and looks like [[Film/RoboCop ED-209]].* The robot that is crushed and turned into a trophy by Frink's robot resembles that of of an [[Film/TheTerminator Endoskeleton]]. Videotapes labeled "[[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Killhammed Aleee vs. Sugar Ray Leonard]]" and "Killhammed Aleee vs. [[WesternAnimation/{Futurama}} Bender]] can be seen in the following scene.

* CombatPragmatism: Homer's advantage against other robots is that he can fight dirty (smashing the controller of Jessica Lovejoy's robot, for instance).

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* CombatPragmatism: CatsHaveNineLives: Mentioned during Snowball II's funeral. Lisa wrote her a poem.-->'''Lisa:''' I wrote this poem for you. It's called "Cat Math".\\''Four paws, plus one tail, plus nine lives equals one special cat.''\\''One special cat minus nine lives equals one sad little girl.''* CombatPragmatism:** Homer's advantage against other robots is that he can fight dirty (smashing the controller of Jessica Lovejoy's robot, for instance).

* SurvivorsGuilt: After Snowball II's death, Marge tries to console Lisa by saying she coped with the loss of her pet guinea pig, only to break down as she says the following:-->'''Marge:''' Oh, Cinnamon! It should've been me who chewed through that extension cord.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: “Can robots feel pain? If so, we are horrible, horrible people!”* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: After Snowball II's death, Marge tries to console Lisa by saying she coped with the loss of her pet guinea pig, only to break down as she says this.-->'''Marge:''' Oh, Cinnamon! It should've been me who chewed through that extension cord.

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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: “Can "Can robots feel pain? If so, we are horrible, horrible people!”* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: After Snowball II's death, Marge tries to console Lisa by saying she coped with the loss of her pet guinea pig, only to break down as she says this.-->'''Marge:''' Oh, Cinnamon! It should've been me who chewed through that extension cord.people!"----

* CombatPragmatism: Homer's advantage against robot is that he can fight dirty (attacking the controllers in the kid's hands for example).

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* CombatPragmatism: Homer's advantage against robot other robots is that he can fight dirty (attacking (smashing the controllers in controller of Jessica Lovejoy's robot, for instance).** Ralph Wiggum's robot uses '''''an actual handgun as a weapon'''''. Homer somehow manages to dodge the kid's hands for example).gunshots (though a couple graze his arms), and he takes the gun away from Ralph's bot, emptying the clip on it.

* MeetMyGoodFriendsLeftyAndRighty: During Bart and Homer's first robot fight, Moe is seen in the audience, lamenting that he's seemingly the only adult sitting among a crowd of teenagers. The Squeaky-Voiced Teen, who happens to be sitting next to him, asks Moe if he has his children with him, prompting Moe to hold up his fists and introduce them as his two kids, "Screw" and "You".

* SnapBack: At the end of the subplot, Lisa christened her final cat "Snowball II". When Principal Skinner called her out on this, Lisa mentioned the name Armin Tamzarian.

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* SnapBack: Lampshaded. At the end of the subplot, Lisa christened her final cat "Snowball II". When Principal Skinner called her out on this, Lisa mentioned the name Armin Tamzarian.says "I guess it is, ''[[DiscontinuityNod Principal Tamzarian]]''."

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